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{{Infobox ethnic group
| image = Greek Distribution in Toronto, 2021 Census.jpg
| caption = Population distribution of Greek Canadians in Toronto by percentage of total population by federal electoral district, 2021 census
| group = Greeks of Toronto <br/>''Έλληνες του Τορόντο''
| population = '''Greeks'''<br />97,940 by ancestry <br/> (1.69% of Greater Toronto's population)
| langs = {{hlist|[[Canadian English]] | [[Greek language|Greek]]}}
| rels = Predominantly [[Greek Orthodox Church|Greek Orthodox]]
| related = part of [[Greek Canadians]]
}}
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The '''Greek Community of Toronto''' is made up by Greek immigrants and their descendants living in the largest city of [[Canada]].
The '''Greeks of Toronto''' (Greek: Έλληνες του Τορόντο) comprises [[Greece|Greek]] [[immigrant]]s and their [[Lineal descendant|descendant]]s living in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]].


According to the [[Canada 2011 Census]], Toronto is home to 96,425 [[Greek Canadians]], making it the city with the highest concentration of Greeks in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/dt-td/Rp-eng.cfm?TABID=2&LANG=E&APATH=3&DETAIL=0&DIM=0&FL=A&FREE=0&GC=0&GK=0&GRP=0&PID=105396&PRID=0&PTYPE=105277&S=0&SHOWALL=0&SUB=0&Temporal=2013&THEME=95&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF= |author=[[Statistics Canada]] |title=2011 National Household Survey: Data tables |accessdate=22 November 2015}}</ref>
According to the [[Canada 2016 Census]], the [[Greater Toronto Area]] (GTA) is home to 97,940 [[Greek Canadians]] (1.69% of its total population), making it the [[metropolitan area]] with the highest concentration of Greeks in the country. Toronto is an important Greek population centre in [[North America]], along with [[Boston]], [[Chicago]], and [[New York City]].

== Demographics ==
{{Greeks}}
[[File:Greek-Canadian Monument in Toronto (photo by Djuradj Vujcic).jpg|thumb|The Greek Pontian Memorial in Toronto]]
The GTA cities and towns by population of Greek Canadians are as follows, according to 2016 [[Census]]:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3520005&Geo2=CD&Code2=3520&Data=Count&SearchText=Toronto&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Ethnic%20origin&TABID=1|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - Toronto, City [Census subdivision], Ontario and Toronto, Census division [Census division], Ontario|last=Canada|first=Government of Canada, Statistics|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca|language=en|access-date=2017-12-04}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! '''City/Town''' !! Greek Canadians !! Percentage
|-
|'''Toronto'''||'''57,420'''||'''2.13'''
|-
|Mississauga
|7,490
|1.05
|-
|'''Markham'''
|'''6,215'''
|'''1.90'''
|-
|Vaughan
|5,065
|1.67
|-
|'''Richmond Hill'''
|'''4,255'''
|'''2.20'''
|-
|Brampton
|2,515
|0.43
|-
|Oakville
|2,380
|1.24
|-
|'''Pickering'''
|'''2,270'''
|'''2.49'''
|-
|Ajax
|1,735
|1.46
|-
|'''Whitchurch-Stoufville'''
|'''1,710'''
|'''3.77'''
|-
|'''Newmarket'''
|'''1,585'''
|'''1.92'''
|-
|'''Aurora'''
|'''1,435'''
|'''2.62'''
|-
|Milton
|1,055
|0.97
|-
|Halton Hills
|610
|1.01
|-
|Georgina
|440
|0.98
|-
|'''Uxbridge'''
|'''415'''
|'''1.98'''
|-
|King
|380
|1.56
|-
|East Gwillimbury
|370
|1.58
|-
|Bradford West Gwillimbury
|370
|1.06
|-
|New Tecumseth
|225
|0.67
|}

The GTA ridings (federal electoral districts) with the highest percentage of Greek Canadians are as follows, according to 2016 Census:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED&Code1=24040&Geo2=CD&Code2=3520&Data=Count&SearchText=laval&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=Ethnic%20origin&TABID=1|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - Laval--Les Îles [Federal electoral district], Quebec and Toronto, Census division [Census division], Ontario|last=Canada|first=Government of Canada, Statistics|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca|language=en|access-date=2017-12-04}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Riding !! Greek Canadians !! Percentage
|-
|Toronto—Danforth||7,655||7.26
|-
|Scarborough Centre
|4,945
|4.48
|-
|Beaches—East York
|4,585
|4.23
|-
|Don Valley East
|3,785
|4.06
|-
|Markham—Stouffville
|3,885
|3.11
|-
|Scarborough—Agincourt
|2,805
|2.69
|-
|Scarborough Southwest
|2,830
|2.61
|-
|Pickering—Uxbridge
|2,695
|2.40
|-
|Don Valley West
|2,430
|2.39
|-
|Don Valley North
|2,590
|2.37
|-
|Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
|2,660
|2.33
|-
|Newmarket—Aurora
|2,580
|2.23
|-
|Toronto—St. Paul's
|2,190
|2.09
|-
|Vaughan—Woodbridge
|2,145
|2.05
|-
|Etobicoke Centre
|2,285
|1.97
|-
|Richmond Hill
|2,125
|1.940
|-
|Eglinton—Lawrence
|2,190
|1.939
|-
|Markham—Unionville
|2,300
|1.87
|-
|Parkdale—High Park
|1,945
|1.823
|-
|Davenport
|1,955
|1.820
|-
|University—Rosedale
|1,705
|1.70
|}

Greek is the 20th most commonly spoken [[language]] in the Toronto [[Census metropolitan area|CMA]], with 41,225 people (0.7% of the population) speaking Greek<ref>[http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMACA&Code1=535&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=toronto&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1 Toronto CMA Profile], Toronto CMA 2016</ref> (2016 Census).

In the City of Toronto ''per se'', Greek is the 17th most common [[ethnic origin]], being claimed by 57,425 people (2.1% of the population), as per 2016 Census.<ref name="StatCan2011EO">{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/imm/Table.cfm?Lang=E&T=33&Geo=3520&SO=4D|title=Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables|publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]}}</ref>

Furthermore, as designated by the City of Toronto 2006 Census data (total responses), Greek is the top ethnic origin in the [[Broadview North]] [[neighbourhood]] (15% of the population).


== History ==
== History ==
{{Expand section|date=September 2019}}
The [[1918 Toronto anti-Greek riot]] was a [[pogrom]] affecting the Greek community.


== Culture ==
== Culture ==
[[Image:GreekTown on the Danforth street banner.JPG|thumb|The flags of [[Flag of Canada|Canada]] and [[Flag of Greece|Greece]] in [[Greektown, Toronto]].]]
[[Image:GreekTown on the Danforth street banner.JPG|thumb|The flags of [[Flag of Canada|Canada]] and [[Flag of Greece|Greece]] in [[Greektown, Toronto]].]]
Greek culture in Toronto can be seen in [[Greektown, Toronto|Greektown]], the largest Greek neighbourhood in [[North America]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greektowntoronto.com/about.php |author=Greektown, Toronto |title=Our History |accessdate=22 November 2015}}</ref>
Greek culture in Toronto can be seen in [[Greektown, Toronto|Greektown]], the largest Greek neighbourhood in [[North America]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greektowntoronto.com/about.php |author=Greektown, Toronto |title=Our History |accessdate=22 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121103859/http://www.greektowntoronto.com/about.php |archive-date=21 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
{{portal|Toronto|Greece}}
{{Portal|Canada|Greece}}
* [[Demographics of Toronto]]
* [[Demographics of Toronto]]
* [[Greektown, Toronto]]
* [[Greektown, Toronto]]
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[[Category:Ethnic groups in Toronto]]
[[Category:European-Canadian culture in Ontario]]
[[Category:European-Canadian culture in Ontario]]
[[Category:Greek Canadian|Toronto]]
[[Category:European-Canadian culture in Toronto]]
[[Category:Greek diaspora in Canada|Toronto]]



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Latest revision as of 01:51, 14 October 2024

Greeks of Toronto
Έλληνες του Τορόντο
Population distribution of Greek Canadians in Toronto by percentage of total population by federal electoral district, 2021 census
Total population
Greeks
97,940 by ancestry
(1.69% of Greater Toronto's population)
Languages
Religion
Predominantly Greek Orthodox
Related ethnic groups
part of Greek Canadians
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Ethnicity in Toronto

The Greeks of Toronto (Greek: Έλληνες του Τορόντο) comprises Greek immigrants and their descendants living in Toronto, Canada.

According to the Canada 2016 Census, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is home to 97,940 Greek Canadians (1.69% of its total population), making it the metropolitan area with the highest concentration of Greeks in the country. Toronto is an important Greek population centre in North America, along with Boston, Chicago, and New York City.

Demographics

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The Greek Pontian Memorial in Toronto

The GTA cities and towns by population of Greek Canadians are as follows, according to 2016 Census:[1]

City/Town Greek Canadians Percentage
Toronto 57,420 2.13
Mississauga 7,490 1.05
Markham 6,215 1.90
Vaughan 5,065 1.67
Richmond Hill 4,255 2.20
Brampton 2,515 0.43
Oakville 2,380 1.24
Pickering 2,270 2.49
Ajax 1,735 1.46
Whitchurch-Stoufville 1,710 3.77
Newmarket 1,585 1.92
Aurora 1,435 2.62
Milton 1,055 0.97
Halton Hills 610 1.01
Georgina 440 0.98
Uxbridge 415 1.98
King 380 1.56
East Gwillimbury 370 1.58
Bradford West Gwillimbury 370 1.06
New Tecumseth 225 0.67

The GTA ridings (federal electoral districts) with the highest percentage of Greek Canadians are as follows, according to 2016 Census:[2]

Riding Greek Canadians Percentage
Toronto—Danforth 7,655 7.26
Scarborough Centre 4,945 4.48
Beaches—East York 4,585 4.23
Don Valley East 3,785 4.06
Markham—Stouffville 3,885 3.11
Scarborough—Agincourt 2,805 2.69
Scarborough Southwest 2,830 2.61
Pickering—Uxbridge 2,695 2.40
Don Valley West 2,430 2.39
Don Valley North 2,590 2.37
Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill 2,660 2.33
Newmarket—Aurora 2,580 2.23
Toronto—St. Paul's 2,190 2.09
Vaughan—Woodbridge 2,145 2.05
Etobicoke Centre 2,285 1.97
Richmond Hill 2,125 1.940
Eglinton—Lawrence 2,190 1.939
Markham—Unionville 2,300 1.87
Parkdale—High Park 1,945 1.823
Davenport 1,955 1.820
University—Rosedale 1,705 1.70

Greek is the 20th most commonly spoken language in the Toronto CMA, with 41,225 people (0.7% of the population) speaking Greek[3] (2016 Census).

In the City of Toronto per se, Greek is the 17th most common ethnic origin, being claimed by 57,425 people (2.1% of the population), as per 2016 Census.[4]

Furthermore, as designated by the City of Toronto 2006 Census data (total responses), Greek is the top ethnic origin in the Broadview North neighbourhood (15% of the population).

History

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The 1918 Toronto anti-Greek riot was a pogrom affecting the Greek community.

Culture

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The flags of Canada and Greece in Greektown, Toronto.

Greek culture in Toronto can be seen in Greektown, the largest Greek neighbourhood in North America.[5]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Toronto, City [Census subdivision], Ontario and Toronto, Census division [Census division], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Laval--Les Îles [Federal electoral district], Quebec and Toronto, Census division [Census division], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Toronto CMA Profile, Toronto CMA 2016
  4. ^ "Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity Highlight Tables". Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ Greektown, Toronto. "Our History". Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.


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